Shade-roller.



PATENTED APR. 2, 1907. A. L. SUTTON.

SHADE ROLLER.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.15, 190s.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR LEE SUTTON, OF PAINT ROCK, ALABAMA. SHADE-ROLLER.

No. 849,284. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 2, 1907.

Application filed October 15,1906. Serial No. 339,066.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR LEE SUTTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paint Rock, in the county of Jackson and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade-Rollers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in shade-rollers," and my object is to provide means for manually rotating the roller whereby the shade will be raised or lowered.

A further object is to so construct the parts of the operating mechanism that it can-be readily assembled together and adjusted in position to operate the roller.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved roller and operating mechanism secured to a window-frame, the shade being shown as lowered. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the roller and operating mechanism removed from the frame, the section being shown on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail elevation of the roller-operating rod removed from its casing, and Fig. 4 is a detail elevation of the casing for the operating-rod and showing the manner of introducing the operating-rod into the casing.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar reference-numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates a window-frame, to the upper end of which are secured a pair of brackets 2, one upon each side of said frame, which are designed to support a shade-roller 3, said roller being provided at its opposite ends with supporting-shanks 4 and 5, one end of the shanks 4 and 5 being pointed, so that the shanks can be readily driven into the end of the roller, and to prevent the shanks from turning independently of the roller that portion thereof driven into the roller is provided with lugs 6, which extend outwardly from the surface of the shanks 4 and 5 and prevent independent rotation of the shanks.

Each of the shanks 4 and 5 is provided near its outer end with integral collars 7, which are adapted to engage the face of the brackets 2 and limit the longitudinal movement of the roller, and the extreme outer ends of the shanks are provided with trunnions 8, which are disposed into bores 9 in the brackets 2 and by which means the roller is supported between the brackets.

The shank 5 is considerably longer than the shank 4, thereby spacing that end of the roller containing the shank 5 at a distance from its respective supporting-bracket 2, and a pinion 10 is disposed upon the shank 5 between the end of the roller and its supporting-bracket, the pinion being rigidly secured to the shank, so that when it is rotated the shanks and roller will be likewise operated.

Disposed between the shank 5 and the frame 1 is a tubular casing 11, having caps 12 and 13, the cap 12 being at the upper end of the tubular casing and fixed thereto, while the cap 13 is removably secured to the lower end of the casing, and each of the caps is provided with ears 14, by which means the casing is held in position upon the window-frame.

The casing 11 is adapted to receive an opcrating-rod 15, the upper end of which is provided with a rack 16, which is adapted to engage the pinion 10 and cause the same to rotate the roller 3 when the rod 15 is moved longitudinally in the casing. The casing 11 is also provided with an elongated slot 17, said slot extending from the lower end of the casing to a point adjacent the upper end thereof, and it will be seen that when the rod 15 is within the casing the rack 16 will project through the slot 17.

The lower end of the rod 15 is provided with an operating-handle 18, which extends through the slot 17, thereby disposing the same into convenient reach of the operator. In order to place the rod 15 within the easing, the cap 13 is removed, after which the rod can be readily inserted within the casing, the rack 16 and handle 18 entering the slot 17 in the casing, and after the rod is so disposed within the casing the cap 13 is again secured to the lower end thereof and the casing then secured to the window-frame by disposing screws or the like through the ears 14 and into engagement with the windowframe.

In operation should the shade 19 be lowered, as shown in Fig. 1, and it is desired to raise the same the handle 18 is grasped and the rod 15 elevated, whereupon the rack 16 IIO upon the roller,

will rotate the pinion gandii'likewisegthe roller 3, so that the shade 19 will be wound and it will also be seen that by lowering the rod that the shade will be again lowered.

By this construction it will be seen that I can readily raise and lower the shade and am enabled to make a minute adjustment thereof, the operation of the device requiring but slight exertion on the part of the operator.

l/Vhat I claim is- 1. The combination with a roller having a shank at each end thereof; of supportingbrackets for said shanks one of said shanks being elongated, a pinion on said elongated shank and between the end of the roller and supporting-bracket, a rod having a rack at its upper end adapted to engage said pinion, a tubular casing for said rod, said casing having a slot extending from its lower end to a point adjacent its upper end, into which extends said .pinion, a fixed cap at the upper end of said tubular casing, a removable cap at the lower end thereof, ears on said caps by which means the caps are secured to a frame I and a handle extending through said slot and into engagement with said rod whereby said rod may be operated to rotate said roller.

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2. The combination with a roller having a shank at each end thereof one of said shanks being elongated, of supporting-brackets for the outer ends of said shanks, a tubular casing disposed between one end of the roller and adjacent supporting-bracket, a pinion on said elongated shank one portion of which is adapted to enter an elongated slot a rod longitudinally movable in said casing, a rack at the upper end of said rod adapted to extend into said slot and engage said pinion said casing extending a' distance above and below the roller, a cap fixed to the upper end of said casing and a removable cap at the lower end thereof, laterally-extending ears on said caps adapted to receive securing means and a handle secured to the lower end of said rod, and extending through said slot whereby said rod may be moved upwardly or downwardly to raise and lower the casing.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR LEE SUTTON.

Witnesses:

JNo. H. WILLIAMSON, T. G WILBAUM. 

